I’ve recently got my first camera. I mainly want to document what’s around me

I like the idea of doing some pov style videos (with gopro and camera) and taking pictures. Street photography, I guess.

The thing is, when I’m using it, I feel really self-conscious. Like the whole world is watching and noticing me. I know this is ridiculous because if I saw someone, I wouldn’t even think twice about them.

I’ve only really attempted this around where I live because I thought that would be easier, but when I think about it now, this might be making it harder vs. if I went into my nearest city.

Think about attempting my nearest city tomorrow. My thinking is that in a city, people are more busy, more used to people doing random shit, etc.

My conclusion is that I just need to keep attempting and putting myself out there, and I’ll get used to it eventually.

Any advice would be great.

  • just___me_@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Starting out your street photography in a larger city will probably help desensitise you a bit and get you used to stuff. Also, another way to think about it that might help…if people do look at you, they’re not really interested in you as a person but what you’re taking a photo of. I remember being in the Botanic Gardens taking macro pics of little vines creeping through other leaves. I wad tucked into the corner with my camera close to the wall of plants and was there quite a while. A man and his son came over, not because they were interested in me but because they thought there was something interesting in the wall I was picturing. They were standing close to me which would have been more uncomfortable if I’d not known they just wanted to see what I was photographing. So even though they looked at me, it was because I drew their attention to something potentially interesting they also wanted to see. I hope that little ramble makes some kind of sense!

    But yeah, keep pushing yourself slowly slowly and it does get easier :)